Eva Kausche-Kongsbak

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Eva Kausche-Kongsbak (former name: Eva Kongsbak; * October 20, 1918 in Lübeck ; † December 18, 2010 in Worpswede ) was a German book illustrator , painter, graphic artist and author.

Live and act

Kausche-Kongsbak received her first artistic training at the Lübeck Art School with Willibald Leo Freiherr von Lütgendorff-Leinburg. She then studied in Hamburg at the Hanseatic University of Fine Arts and at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin. There she met her future husband Martin Kausche .

Since 1945 she and her husband worked in Worpswede in various fields. She designed book covers and book illustrations. She worked in the field of free graphics and painting and was the author of book editions of the series character "Florian". Her works hang in the Worpsweder Kunsthalle.

Works (selection)

  • Helene Will-Beuermann and Carl Will: Colorful world. A primer. With pictures by Eva Kausche-Kongsbak and Martin Kausche . Ellermann, Hamburg 1948/1949.
  • Drawings for: W. Adrian: This is how bread was made from stalks and embers. (History and development of the home bakery, vol. 1). Ceres, Bielefeld (1951).
  • Drawings for: Manfred Hausmann : Martin. Stories from a happy world. Sigbert Mohn Verlag, Gütersloh 1953
  • Drawings for: Manfred Hausmann: Isabel. Stories about a mother. Bertelsmann Verlag, 1953.
  • Drawings for: Hans Nicklisch : Father our best piece. Bertelsmann Lesering, 1956.
  • Drawings for: Manfred Hausmann: Andreas. Stories about Martin's father. Sigbert Mohn Verlag, Gütersloh 1957.
  • Drawings for: Hans Flemming: I haven't regretted it yet. Berlin 1958.
  • Drawings for: Gertrud Oheim, Guido Möring and Theo Zimmermann: The good marriage. A guide for men and women. (Practical Guide), Bertelsmann, 1964.
  • Book cover and binding design for: Eric Malpass : At seven in the morning the world is still in order . Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg, 1967.
  • Florian. Ehrlich, Lübeck 1968.
  • Drawings for: Barbara Noack : A boy's imagination usually has black knees. Blanvalet, Berlin 1971.
  • Florian, the third. Preface: Barbara Noack. Hoffmann and Campe, [Hamburg] 1975; ISBN 3-455-03724-0 .
  • Florian. Foreword: Eric Malpass. Hoffmann and Campe, [Hamburg] 1969, 1978; ISBN 3-455-03722-4 .
  • Florian remains Florian. Preface: Heilwig von der Mehden . Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 1979; ISBN 3-455-03723-2 .
  • Vivat Florian. Preface: Isabella Nadolny. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 1980; ISBN 3-455-03726-7 .
  • Locals and their landscape. 20 drawings. Worpsweder Verlag, Lilienthal 1987; ISBN 3-922516-20-3 .
  • (We) artists in and around Worpswede . Graphics - painting - object - sculpture. Artists: Hans Bock, Andrea Braig, M. Breustedt, HJ Burmeister , Bryan Ingham, Eva Kausche-Kongsbak, M. Kausche, Ms. Migge u. a.

Graphics, published by Thomae, Biberach 1972

  • I now measure under my arm, there was nothing in my bottom.
  • Afterwards I have to show my tongue again.
  • Tendency listless.
  • Leg wrap only under protest.

literature

  • Eva Kausche-Kongsbak. Drawings / book graphics / prints. Catalog for the exhibition for the eightieth birthday in the gallery Altes Rathaus Worpswede. Ed .: Association Worpswede Artists & Art Friends e. V. Ecken & Worpsweder Verlag, Worpswede 1998, ISBN 3892991456 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary in: Weserkurier , December 21, 2010, page 22
  2. ^ Eva Kausche-Kongsbak ( Memento from December 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), galerie-worpswede.de
personal data
SURNAME Kausche-Kongsbak, Eva
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kongsbak, Eva (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German book illustrator, painter, graphic artist and author
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 2010
Place of death Worpswede